Backward compatibility through use of spoof clock and fine grain frequency control

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory;
• and
• processor executable instructions embodied in the memory, the instructions being configured to implement a method upon execution by the processor, the method comprising:
• a) determining whether an application loaded on a current version of the system is for the current version of the system or a less powerful version of the system, wherein the current version of the system is characterized by a standard clock frequency;
• b) running the application on a processor at the standard clock frequency of the current version of the system when the application is designed for a current version of a system;
• or
• c) running the application at a second clock frequency when the application is designed for a less powerful version of the system, wherein the less powerful version of the system is characterized by a different standard clock frequency, wherein the second clock frequency is less than the standard clock frequency of the current version of the system and higher than the standard clock frequency of the less powerful version of the system.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer readable instructions embodied therein, the instructions being configured to implement a method upon execution by a processor, the method comprising:

• a) determining whether an application loaded on a current version of a system is for the current version of a system or a less powerful version of the system, wherein the current version of the system is characterized by a standard clock frequency;
• b) running the application on a processor at the standard clock frequency of the current version of the system when the application is designed for a current version of a system;
• or
• c) running the application at a second clock frequency when the application is designed for a less powerful version of the system, wherein the less powerful version of the system is characterized by a different standard clock frequency, wherein the second clock frequency is less than the standard clock frequency of the current version of the system and higher than the standard clock frequency of the less powerful version of the system.